The Save Format as Theme dialog can be used to save a set of properties of the graph or the graph object to a theme file which can then be applied to other graphs. The dialog can be opened by right clicking on a graph or a graph object (the graph title, legend etc.) and then selecting the Save Format as Theme option.
Contents |
| Name of the new theme | Specify a name for the new theme file. |
|---|---|
| Description | The text entered in this box will be shown as a tip when your mouse hovers over the name of the theme in the Theme Organizer. |
| Current System Theme | This non-editable text box shows the name of the current System Theme. |
| Set as System Theme | Select this box to set the Theme file as your System Theme. |
| Formats to Save | The collection of check boxes in this group can be used to determine the kinds of style formats to be saved to the new theme files. The default is All, which will lead to saving all object properties. If you clear All, you can then select just one or several kinds of formats to be saved, such as colormap, fonts, colors, text, etc. |
| OK | Save the new Theme file and close the dialog. |
| Cancel | Click Cancel to close the dialog without saving the Theme file. |
| Edit Theme Details | Edit the theme file in details. For more details, please refer to Edit Theme Details below. |
| Cancel Edit | It is available only when the Edit Theme Details button has been clicked. Click this button to discard any changes that were made to the Theme and switch the dialog to the simple mode. |
| Filters | Click this button to bring up the Theme Properties Filtering dialog box to edit/modify the Theme using filters. For more details about this dialog, please refer to Theme Properties Filtering. |
| List View | Select this checkbox to show the properties in List View. |
You can click the Edit Theme Details button ( 
) to expand the Save Format as Theme dialog and edit the theme in details. Once the button has been clicked, it will become the Cancel Edit button (
). The following is the expanded Saving Format as Theme dialog.
In the lower panel, the Theme properties are displayed in a tree view. You can edit any property by clicking on the Value column and then
You can right-click on a property or a branch of the tree, and then choose Delete from shortcut menu to delete it. You can also right-click on the icon of a folder (or called the tree node) to select the Add from the context menu to add more properties/branches to the tree.
